| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 22 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 3 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 7 |
| Essex | 38 |
| Gloucestershire | 6 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 3 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 10 |
| Lancashire | 52 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 28 |
| London | 102 |
| Middlesex | 26 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 11 |
| Northamptonshire | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 3 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 18 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 5 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 147 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 56 |
| Private Means | 6 |
| Charwoman | 4 |
| Farmer | 4 |
| General Labourer | 3 |
| Tailoress | 3 |
| At School | 3 |
| Butcher | 3 |
| Farm Labourer | 3 |
| Cook (domestic) | 2 |
| At Home | 2 |
| Greengrocer | 2 |
| Pavior | 2 |
| Ring Spinner | 2 |
| Shoeing Smith | 2 |
| Drapers Apprentice | 2 |
| Independant Means | 2 |
| Greengroce | 2 |
| Plumber | 2 |
| Cloth Finisher | 2 |
| Farmer Son Working On Farm | 2 |
| Housekeeper (domestic) | 2 |
| Machine Driller (iron) | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Scholar | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Elam | 197 |
| John Elam | 189 |
| William Elam | 173 |
| Elizabeth Elam | 147 |
| Sarah Elam | 143 |
| George Elam | 114 |
| Thomas Elam | 103 |
| James Elam | 74 |
| Emma Elam | 56 |
| Ann Elam | 55 |
| Joseph Elam | 55 |
| Edward Elam | 52 |
| Jane Elam | 49 |
| Robert Elam | 49 |
| Charles Elam | 48 |
| Alfred Elam | 47 |
| Alice Elam | 45 |
| Frederick Elam | 40 |
| Annie Elam | 39 |
| Ellen Elam | 38 |
| Eliza Elam | 37 |
| Henry Elam | 37 |
| Martha Elam | 35 |
| Richard Elam | 32 |
| Clara Elam | 28 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellam | 80% | 5,817 |
| 2 | Elam | 100% | 3,140 |
| 3 | Lame | 50% | 1,496 |
| 4 | Loom | 25% | 999 |
| 5 | Leam | 50% | 848 |
| 6 | Lome | 25% | 450 |
| 7 | Lime | 25% | 368 |
| 8 | Lum | 50% | 360 |
| 9 | Loam | 50% | 327 |
| 10 | Loome | 20% | 324 |
| 11 | Elm | 75% | 299 |
| 12 | Lam | 75% | 290 |
| 13 | Lem | 50% | 142 |
| 14 | Elme | 50% | 128 |
| 15 | Alum | 50% | 116 |
| 16 | Lim | 50% | 115 |
| 17 | Alma | 25% | 107 |
| 18 | Lima | 25% | 101 |
The surname Elam is the 2nd most popular variant of Ellam.